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Milan Chalupa in the 1984 NHL Draft

Detroit Red Wings selected Milan Chalupa 49th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 3.

He was the second of the 12 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 89th in the class.

Overall pick
49
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 7
Date
Age at the draft
31 years

Picks 46–52 in the 1984 draft

  1. 46Ken HodgeC142 GP · 87 PMNS
  2. 47John StevensD53 GP · 10 PPHI
  3. 48John EnglishD3 GP · 4 PLAK
  4. 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDET
  5. 50Toby DucolonRSTL
  6. 51Patrick RoyG1029 GP · 551 WMTL
  7. 52David SaundersL56 GP · 20 PVAN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1984 class

2nd
of 12 Czechs selected
23rd
of 87 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Czechs selected

  1. 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTL
  2. 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDET
  3. 59Michal PivonkaC825 GP · 599 PWSH
  4. 75Peter RosolRCGY
  5. 76Miroslav MalyDMNS
  6. 89Jiri PonerRMNS
  7. 139Vladimir KyhosLMNS
  8. 149Vladimir KamesCNJD
  9. 159Jiri HrdinaC250 GP · 130 PCGY
  10. 201Peter RuckaCCGY

+ 2 more

The road to the NHL

Milan Chalupa made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 124 days after the draft.

14
Games
0
Goals
5
Assists
5
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1984 draft

  1. 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDET
  2. 28Doug HoudaD561 GP · 82 PDET
  3. 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDET
  4. 91Mats LundstromLDET
  5. 112Randy HanschGDET
  6. 133Stefan LarssonDDET
  7. 152Lars KarlssonLDET
  8. 154Urban NordinCDET
  9. 175Bill ShibickyCDET
  10. 196Jay RoseDDET
  11. 217Tim KaiserRDET
  12. 238Tom NickolauDDET